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Flying Blind
We're All Winging It!
Welcome to the debut episode of Flying Blind, a podcast for all of us out there winging our way through life. In this introductory episode, you learn about your host, Ben Pettingill, a blind professional speaker and Dad, who lost his eyesight overnight at age 16 to a rare genetic syndrome. Ben also introduces you to his wife Amy who will make regular appearances on this weekly podcast but will mostly be behind the scenes editing and producing Flying Blind.
Ben and Amy chat about a recent experience he documented and shared online which subsequently went viral, giving his audiences a taste of life as a blind bloke. This experience encapsulates the literal side of Flying Blind where you will hear from Ben all about his life with only 2% eyesight. Alongside guest interviews with people generous in sharing their own metaphorical flying blind through life stories, Flying Blind is a podcast to remind us all to have a crack because we really are all just winging it!
You find out more about Ben and Flying Blind in the following places. Get around it!
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Flying Blind podcast is recorded across Australia and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of Country, recognising that First Nations peoples were first in language and storytelling.
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2. From The Mines To The Mic with Tom Dahl
01:47:14||Ep. 2On this weeks episode of Flying Blind, we rip into our first guest yarn with a great mate and host of the Alpha Blokes Podcast. Tom Dahl catches up with Benny when he was down in Melbourne at the end of last year.When Tommy was growing up, podcasts didn't exist so having "podcast host" as a career aspiration was impossible. This wild ride from working in the mines to hosting one of the country’s biggest podcast is the definition of flying blind. They unpack the journey it has been so far as well as taking a look at some of the stuff that goes on behind the mic that not everyone hears.Tommy’s blind skills also get put to the test for a bit of fun. For this chat we were tight for time so don’t stress, Tommy will be back on down the track to keep spinning yarns with us all.Check out the Alpha Blokes Podcast websiteAlpha Blokes Podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsAlpha Blokes Podcast on Instagram, TikTok and FacebookPlus follow along with Tom’s adventures on Instagram or TikTokAnd you find out more about Ben and Flying Blind in the following places. Get around it! Website - www.benpettingill.com Instagram - @benpettingill | @flyingblindpodcast TikTok - @benpettingill | @flyingblindpodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/benpettingillspeaker Flying Blind podcast is recorded across Australia and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of Country, recognising that First Nations peoples were first in language and storytelling.